Woodwork

We believe that woodwork is a wonderful medium for children to work with, but I am sure a few of you may be surprised that we allow the children to use real tools such as hammers and saws! Please be reassured that safety is always prioritised.

We adhere to strict guidelines including that children must wear safety glasses at all times, and that sawing is only ever done with 1:1 adult supervision. Of course we cannot eliminate all risk (and there may be an occasional bruised thumb!) but part of children's development is that they need to learn to manage risk appropriately and make judgements to protect themselves so they are better able to make decisions in a variety of life situations.

Woodwork is an activity that truly engages children and encompasses all areas of learning and development. Children respond to the challenge and very much enjoy working with wood and real tools.

With the popularity of this activitiy, our biggest problem is keeping up with demand. Therefore if you do have any softer wooden offcuts or other resources we could use in the area (corks, bottle tops, lids etc) then we would be incredibly grateful.

As children create with wood they are learning skills that will empower them to shape their world and encourage them to be the innovators, makers, sculptors, designers, engineers, architects and tinkerers of tomorrow.